Overview

Get all the great features of the aluminum Sure-Foot® Pipe Clamp in a size that matches your project! This Rockler-exclusive design is available in 24", 36", 48", and 60" lengths. The optional Aluminum Bar and Connector Kit (#29608, sold separately) allows you to extend any clamp by 48".

Going to be making several doors and needed new clamps. These look like they are sturdy and durable. Like that they have "feet" on them to hold the work up while drying and looks easy to adjust for work size.

Going to be making several doors and needed new clamps. These look like they are sturdy and durable. Like that they have "feet" on them to hold the work up while drying and looks easy to adjust for work size.

BEST ANSWER:I don't know the official clamping pressure but I can say that they are satisfactory for light to medium clamp-ups. My experience is that too much clamping pressure tends to flex the aluminum bar and bow my glue-up. I instead use these for alignment and to smug up the glue-up (panels or whatever) then use a couple of pipe clamps to really bring it tight and then just snug up the sure-foots to keep everything even.

BEST ANSWER:I don't know the official clamping pressure but I can say that they are satisfactory for light to medium clamp-ups. My experience is that too much clamping pressure tends to flex the aluminum bar and bow my glue-up. I instead use these for alignment and to smug up the glue-up (panels or whatever) then use a couple of pipe clamps to really bring it tight and then just snug up the sure-foots to keep everything even.

Reviews

The material used on the crank end is inferior. It doesn't have the tensile strength to hold under normal clamping tension. Either the crank arm needs to be shortened as to not develop that amount of pressure or the material needs to have a higher tensile strength. Either way, it is really a low quality clamp as it won't develop the pressure that other clamps will.

I like the light weight and the foot but mine had a few problems. the sliding parts did not function well. They kept binding to the point of not wanting to unlock when trying to remove the clamped object. The other thing I found was the locking distance was not easy to set for the proper distance for a few dimensions. Last the pads should have some sort of wood protection o the tabs. However, to be fair once they were set up and locked down I found the bar feet were stable and the crank could be used on the table without overhanging the handle.

One jaw would not move when I used it for the first time. It binds so bad I have to baby it constantly to clamp anything. The rest of them the screw is difficult to turn. These are made in Taiwan. They look good but I don't buy clamps for looks.

I've been able to use the clamps on about 2 or 3 projects now and i am happy with my purchase. I got three of these with the intention of working on larger panel glue-ups. But they are still handy for smaller work. They are sturdy and good quality. The built in feet are a nice bonus, too.

I have many clamps and have always wanted to buy these clamps. Well I finally did and they are great. The sure foot design keeps them from flopping around. Another great feature is they are very light weight so they are my new go to clamps especially when holding parts together while installing pocket hole screws. Lastly, no more putting painters tape on my pipe clamps to avoid black glue marks on oak. I plan to purchase more and phase out my black iron clamps.

I never got to use them yet.....but they are very lite compared to the pipe clamps.....i will be using them in about a month.....if u don't want to move around heavy pipe clamps then these clamps will be the one's u want to use

I bough a pair of the 4ft clamps when they were on sale and I must stay they have far exceeded my expectations. Coming from using a lot of harbor freight tools and clamps I didn't think I would really notice a difference...I was wrong

I have been using these clamps for over 10 years and love them. I recently broke on during a project glue up and to my surprise the Rockler retailer replace the unit as it was the first one he ever saw break. I love these clamps and try to collect more every time they go on sale.

I bought these little giants for a large panel build I had just so I had an extra set in addition to all the pipe clamps I have. They are so light, don't flex, and don't leave a black mar where the glue touched the clamp. My only complaint was that I only bought five. I should have double my order, so save yourself some downtime and double your order.

I have a bunch of Bessey clamps, but ever since I purchased these bar clamps I use them first. They provide plenty of clamping power. I really love the flat surface they provide to reference one side of the boards I am clamping. This gives at least one face of what I am clamping a flat surface.

Having been a woodworker for more than twenty-five years, I am finding more and more uses for these clamps. They are especially helpful when assembling cabinet doors and cases. They have plenty of clamping strength for any project that may come your way.

They are light-weight, easy to maneuver to arrange clamping, with the operations handle easy to turn while placing the clamp and device to be clamped, on the work bench. The wider clamping plates are easily placed around, or adjacent to the clamped object. The clamped object stays in position while being worked on due to the positive pressure of the whole device. They are good, useful tools.